As much as Ben Hutton was dying to get back to playing some hockey, the circumstances of the world meant the young defenseman had to cool his heels a little longer after signing with the Ducks.

The Ducks have assigned left wing Max Jones to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim's primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Two nights after suffering a heart-wrenching loss at the hands of the Golden Knights in Vegas, the Ducks can only hope a change a venue is ideal for their first win of the season. 

With the excitement and requisite jitters and rustiness from opening night behind them, the Ducks' focus turns now to getting payback on the same Vegas Golden Knights team that took them down two nights ago. 

The Ducks have signed defenseman Ben Hutton to a one-year contract through the 2020-21 NHL season.

Max Comtois scored two goals in the first 7:58 of the game tonight at Vegas, marking the fastest two goals by an NHL player to start a season in over 15 years.

The Rinks Development Program today announced that 15 skaters will represent The Rinks and Great Park Ice this week in Las Vegas at Orleans Arena from Jan. 14-21.

It's been 309 days since we've been able to say it: The Ducks have a hockey game tonight. 

THE 2020-21 SEASON: The Anaheim Ducks open the 2020-21 regular season against the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday, Jan. 14 at T-Mobile Arena (7 p.m. PT, Prime Ticket, AM 830)...with an all-time record of 973-804-278, the Ducks enter 2020-21 just 27 wins shy of 1,000 all-time wins…Thursday will mark 309 days since Anaheim's last game, Mar. 11, 2020 vs. STL at Honda Center…tomorrow's contest also marks 316 days since the Ducks' last road contest, Mar. 4, 2020 @ COL…Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf comes into the new campaign 23 points shy of tying Teemu Selanne (988) for Anaheim's all-time points record and 35 points shy of becoming the first player in Ducks history to record 1,000 points with the franchise. 

The Ducks announced today that leading Orange County based business bank and long-standing team partner, Pacific Premier Bank, will be the National Hockey League club's inaugural helmet decal partner.